Banking & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Canada
Band 3
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Provided by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Osler’s Financial Services Group acts for leading North American and international financial institutions and a wide variety of global industry leaders. With a network of offices across Canada and in New York, Osler’s Financial Services practice group is a fully integrated team that offers extensive knowledge of all aspects of financial services combined with an efficient cross-jurisdictional platform.
Osler advises financial institutions on a complete range of issues including mergers and acquisitions, the establishment of new entities, bank products, and regulatory compliance, both provincial and federal.
Osler’s team has significant experience in structuring, negotiating and documenting all types of financing transactions, including cash flow loans, acquisition financings, syndications, asset-based lending, distressed lending, project financings, public-private partnerships, subordinated debt arrangements, private placements, swaps, securitizations and structured finance arrangements. Osler’s cross-border practice is a core strength, seamlessly navigating between U.S., international and Canadian lending environments to anticipate and address industry-specific issues and provide integrated banking and debt finance expertise on domestic and cross-border transactions.
Chambers Review
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt houses a highly regarded banking and finance practice that is recognised for its representation of foreign financial institutions, including US banks and hedge funds. The group handles a wide variety of traditional banking work, including asset-based lending and both acquisition and project finance, with further expertise in debt financing and leveraged finance transactions. The firm advises a number of Canadian lenders and borrowers in connection with domestic and multi-jurisdictional transactions, with offices in Montréal, Toronto, Calgary and New York playing key roles. Its clients include traditional and active lenders, such as private equity and hedge funds, as well as borrowers in active sectors such as energy. The department also acts for a significant market share of major Canadian banks on the regulatory aspects of cross-border M&A transactions, as well as advising on regulatory matters arising from capital markets issuances and securitisations. The team is also well equipped to advise on product launches and anti-money laundering concerns.
Work Highlights
- Osler assisted Canada Infrastructure Bank, as lender, with a CAD970 million credit facility provided to Ontario Power Generation for the purposes of funding construction of a new modular nuclear reactor.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Oslers has significant breadth and the internal depth to facilitate the most complicated and nuanced matters."
"Oslers are fully up to date on ongoing regulatory matters and are able to provide current market precedent on various fronts."
"They provide exceptional service and practical legal advice which is in tune with the business needs of clients."
"Their legal advice is always on point, and the speed of the service is impressive."
"Oslers has significant breadth and the internal depth to facilitate the most complicated and nuanced matters."
"Oslers are fully up to date on ongoing regulatory matters and are able to provide current market precedent on various fronts."
"They provide exceptional service and practical legal advice which is in tune with the business needs of clients."
"Their legal advice is always on point, and the speed of the service is impressive."
Notable Practitioners
Toronto-based Elizabeth Sale has a significant presence in Canada's financial services regulation space. She has expertise in both federal and provincial consumer protection issues, and further experience concerning acquisition financing and a broad range of compliance and product development matters.
"Elizabeth is a responsive, business-savvy adviser."
"She does a brilliant job for us, managing her team and resources well."
Toronto-based Victoria Graham provides regulatory advice to a range of major financial institutions, particularly in relation to significant domestic and cross-border transactional mandates. She also has notable expertise in fintech and financial product development issues.
"Victoria is a skilled and talented lawyer. She's communicative, diplomatic and also has strong business acumen."
"She offers strong service support and expertise."
"She is an outstanding lawyer."
Joyce Bernasek is a well-regarded lawyer in Toronto's banking and finance market. She has experience representing a range of players, including borrowers and intermediaries, in matters ranging from acquisition finance to debt offerings.
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